IPL GC News

In wake of several youngsters being ignored post the 23 age group, the BCCI reportedly are planning to change the U-23 championship to a U-25 tournament, in order to include a larger pool. Cricbuzz also reported that BCCI have also decided to appoint a permanent CEO in the coming months.

Nasser Hussain has asserted that BCCI had no other option but to postpone the 2021 edition of the IPL and insisted that the players are not stupid or insensitive. The former English skipper also pointed out how hosting the tournament in India, instead of the Middle East, was the biggest mistake.

For IPL 2021, the BCCI has announced new playing conditions, with no more soft signal from the on-field umpires which in recent times has caused quite a stir. Alongside that, with a lot of late ending to last year’s games, BCCI has also included a strict 90-minute time restriction for an innings.

Ahead of IPL 2021, the IPL GC has specifically chartered the health and safety protocols, which lays down everything that the franchises have to adhere to - from a seven-day quarantine period to no vaccinations for the players and a 10-day isolation period for positive COVID tests.